Tuesday, December 29, 2015

THE TWELVE CLIPS OF CHRISTMAS–DAY 5: WHAT DO YOU GET A WOOKIE FOR CHRISTMAS

Every year around this time, somebody (usually me) inevitably tortures you with The Star Wars Holiday Special. Strangely, though, no one ever seems to do the same with the Star Wars Christmas Album. Let’s rectify that situation, shall we…

Why exactly would Luke need a scarf on Tatooine? And can you imagine Han Solo ever wearing a pair of ear muffs? Oh well, who knows, maybe someone found out they would be headed to the ice planet of Hoth soon. On the other hand, giving love and understanding to Wookies of good will like Chewbacca, well, that sounds perfectly reasonable. You’re unlikely to get your arm ripped out with a gift like that.

Whatever presents we choose to put under the tree, Pope Benedict XVI reminds us, “Christmas gifts [should] remind us of the most perfect gift that the Son of God gave us of himself in the Incarnation… Christmas is the day in which God has given himself to human persons and this gift is made perfect, so to speak, in the Eucharist.” The nice thing is, if you do look at it in the way His Holiness suggests, then every single mass is basically Christmastime all over again. Minus the trees and the eggnog and the George Lucas approved Christmas music of course, but still, that’s a pretty good deal.